Sunday, March 27, 2011

Haiku Mondays: Make LEMONade


Welcome, Party People, to another installment of Haiku Monday. I hope you're playing along this week and have come up with an homage or two to the theme, which is LEMON.

Me, I'm like Bubba Gump when it comes to this fruit. I love anything that tastes, smells, looks like, and/or otherwise utilizes the ingredient of lemon, including but not limited to: lemon icebox pie, lemon custard, lemonade, lemon chicken, gremolata, 7-Up, Fresca, and any perfume, cologne, or eau de toilette with a lemony accord, the ne plus ultra of which is Dior's Eau Savage, a scent I'd bathe in if I had the financial means. (Any of you currently trying to woo a member of the opposite sex might try dousing yourself with a little of this stuff, it's just that gorgeous.)

So I'm looking forward to reading what you crazy kids come up with—on Tuesday, because I've decided to blind judge this contest just like Czar did his. Which means, in order to be considered for the win and prize, you'll at the very least need to post your haiku here in this post's comment section. Miz Chickory has been kind enough to volunteer to copy and paste all entries and email them to me tomorrow evening after the contest closes (9pm PST) or first thing Tuesday morning. At that point, I will choose the winning haiku, announce it sometime on Tuesday, and bestow upon the lucky ducky author a copy of Clyde Casey's cookbook, Red or Green: New Mexico Cuisine.



So get crackin'. From this point forward, I WON'T be around to visit your blogs nor will I check in with mine, but feel free to post your haiku(s) with images at your own blogs as well, so your fellow participants can come by and ooh and ah at your literary genius and Google Imaging Search skills.

Ciao for now!

21 comments:

  1. yeah, it's beautiful
    but that automobile is
    bad yellow citrus

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  2. Not for judging, as it's not an original concept:

    God grants you lemons:
    Drink deep frustration’s nectar,
    Or find a new god?

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  4. Lemons like Ligers
    are big bold hybrids with bite.
    What IS Natural?

    Pluck, squeeze, shake, Yo Chill!
    When it's ready, it's ready.
    I ran out of beer.

    Zellwegger had me
    wincing with that face. Hello?!
    Don't eat whole lemons!

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  5. In Costa Rica,
    Yanquis taken by surprise.
    Asked, “Lemons?” Got limes.

    Useful meta-fors:
    Acid star of 30 Rock.
    Auto sputters, sits.

    A delightful fruit,
    From which its pulp nor juices
    Must emerge: Think zest.

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  6. Citrus infusions
    chemicals never replace
    the taste of nature

    bwahaahh to K9

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  7. scrunched up little nose,
    wide startled eyes, puckered mouth ..
    thppt! lemon arcs far ..

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  8. Companions:

    Within the silence
    lies a smoothly fork'd rhythm;
    pie to mouth, pie to


    Youth:

    Poolside Summer teens
    streaking our hair with lemons
    we smell'd like sun pies


    Aesops Table:

    Grill'd octopus on
    lemon coriander dressed
    mesclun bedded bliss

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  9. Never tried a haiku but her's a couple of goes...

    As lemon scents go...
    Dior's "Eau Savage" is fine...
    For attracting same sex too!

    Judge me, judge me not
    I can be as sour as lemon
    bitter to the end

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  10. Awesome entries by all so far. Too bad I remain haiku-less - that cookbook sounds terrific!

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  11. I have two this week!


    Yellow like the sun
    Sour, tart, tangy, bitter so
    For ade, add sugar

    Restaurant water
    Always floats a slice of it
    I prefer a lime

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  12. Joy of Lemon Desiring:

    My very tongue doth
    yet yearn for but one more sweet,
    acidic kiss'd tart

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  13. Italian café
    Outdoors dinner divine ends
    with Lemoncellos

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  14. Fragrant like napalm,
    tween bombshell's heady weapon
    of Love's Fresh Lemon.

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  15. killer fleurde Leo! you just hit my tweenhood spot on

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  16. I told you Fleur would be tough. Hers and Fishy's by the poolside are great. Moi got some good stuff waiting for her.

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  17. Liquor may be quicker
    But on a hot summer's day
    A Shandy sure is dandy

    Edsel or Gremlin
    and 6.0 Power Stroke Diesel
    Ought to be a law

    You're packing your kit
    And preparing to survive
    Now don't forget scurvy

    Look on the corner
    Entrepreneurs get started
    Lemonade 50 cents

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  18. John and Mary
    In The Dairy
    John pulls out his hairy lemons.

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  19. The Edge won my heart,
    schoolgirl crush never faded.
    Sings, she wore lemon.

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  20. I thought of the u2 song but thought ibetter not... But thats my girl

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